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County clerk reviews 2024 election operations, passports and licensing
Summary
County Clerk Jacqueline Sadler presented the Chippewa County 2024 annual report, summarizing election administration, training, passport revenue and licensing duties and previewing 2025 activity.
County Clerk Jacqueline Sadler told the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors on the meeting floor that her office handled a heavy 2024 election workload and is on track to increase non-election revenue in 2025. "We are one of two counties in the state of Wisconsin that use clear ballot," Sadler said, noting training and secure equipment storage practices.
The report summarized three statutory services of the clerk's office: election administration, legislative and records support for the county board, and licensing, including marriage licenses and hunting and fishing licenses. Sadler said the office conducts frequent training for municipal clerks and poll workers and that the county stores and secures its election equipment centrally except where municipalities have signed separate agreements.
Sadler provided figures and examples to illustrate outreach and workloads. She said passport revenue was $19,210 and passport services generated $64,855 in 2024. The office issued 363 marriage licenses in 2024, up from 352 the prior year. She described a cycle of six elections in 15 months and noted heavy turnout in April and November 2024.
The clerk reviewed training efforts, including multi-location sessions that drew more than 160 attendees and sessions that combined election procedure instruction with a public health demonstration on administering Narcan. Sadler said she presented at state and national conferences, attended a national election exercise in Wausau, and completed online courses on crisis media preparation and the National Voter Registration Act.
Board members asked procedural clarifying questions about training frequency for municipal clerks and other routine details. Sadler said municipal clerks must complete six hours of training every two years and described how the clerk's office coordinates local trainings and school demonstrations using election equipment.
The report closed with a brief budget/process context: Sadler reviews election cycles and performs tax apportionment work in the fall as part of county budgeting. No formal board action was required on the annual report at the meeting.
